Coop.



H. C. HETTESHEIIVIER.

COOP.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 9. 19H4.

Patented Apr. I3, 1915.

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Patented Apr. 13, 1915.

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Application filed May 9, 1914.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, HENRY C. HETTES- HEIMER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Steeleville, in the county of Randolph and State of llinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in (loops, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a coop which is used for holding live stock such as calves and the principal object of the invention is to provide a coop of the knock-down type which is so constructed that it may be securely but releasably held in a set-up position or in a collapsed position.

Another object of the invention is to so construct the coop that the hooks which hold it in the set up position may be interlocked and thus securely hold the coop in a collapsed position.

Another object of the invention is to so construct the coop that when collapsed it will take up a small amount of space and thus permit the coops to be compactly stored when shipping the coops from one place to another.

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein-Fgiure 1 is a top plan view of the coop in a set-up position; Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view through the set-up coop taken along the line 2 2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse sectional view through the set-up coop taken along the line 3 3 of Fig. 1; and Fig. 4 is a view in elevation of the coop in the collapsed position.

This coop comprises brieiiy the bottom 10, sides 11 and ends 12 which are positioned as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 when in the set up position and are positioned as shown in Fig. 4 when in the collapsed position. From an inspection of these figures it will be readily seen that when in the set up position the coop will be very strong and not liable to fall apart and that when in the collapsed position the hooks carried by the' sides will interlock thus securely holding the coop in the collapsed position.

The side walls are each provided with longitudinally extending bars 13 and a base board 14 which is wider than the bars 13 and which is connected with the bars 13 by means of the standards 15. The end walls are constructed similar to the side walls and are provided with bars 16 and base boards 17 which are connected with the bars Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 13, 1915.. serial no. 837,467.

16 by means of standards 18. These standards 18 and 15 are placed a short distance from the ends of the bars and base boards so that when the coop is in the set up position the end walls and side walls will lit closely together as shown in Fig. 1.

ln order to hold the end walls and side walls in the position shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 there are provided hooks 19 which are rotatably carried by the standards 15 and pass through eyes 20 carried by standards 18. The bottom 10 is provided with side and end strips 21 and 22 which meet at the corners as shown in Fig. 1 and form pockets in which the eyes 23 are placed so that the eyes may be engaged by the rotatably mounted hooks 24 to releasably but securely hold the sides and ends of the coop to the bottom.

lVlien setting up this coop the flooring or bottom 10 is first placed upon the ground and one of the end walls is then put in place. One of the side walls is then connected with the end wall and the second end wall then put in place and the second side wall then connected with the second end wall. The first end wall is then engaged by the hooks of the second side wall and the second end wall is then engaged by the hooks of the first side wall thus securely connecting the side walls and end walls. The side and end walls will then be held in the set up position and in the position shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 and it is only necessary to swing the hooks 24 to engage the eyes 23 as shown in Figs. 2 and 3 in order to connect the side walls with the bottom or flooring. This coop will be securely held in the set-up position since the hooks 19 eX- tend downwardly to engage the eyes 20 and therefore cannot become disengaged unless the side walls move upwardly. This is prevented since the hooks 24 carried by the side walls engage the eyes 23 carried by the licoring and thus securely hold the side walls to the flooring.

When it is desired to store or ship the coop the hooks 24 are first released from the eyes 23 and the side walls are then moved upwardly to disengage the hooks 19 from eyes 20. One of the side walls is then placed upon the ground and the end walls are placed upon the side wall between the standards 15 as shown in Fig. 4. The bottom or flooring is then placed upon the end walls in the position shown in this ligure and the second side wall is placed upon the flooring with its hooks 19 extending toward the hooks of the first side wall thus permitting the hooks to be turned to interlock as clearly shown and securely hold the side Walls together.

It should be noted that the flooring 10 will form a fulcrum thus giving a spring action to the upper side Wall shown in Fig. 4 which will serve to securely hold the hooks 19' in the interlocked position. When in the position shown in Fig. t the coop will be in a very compact mass and therefore can Vbe stored in a small amount of space. I have therefore provided a coop which can be securely but releasably held in a set-up position and which may be collapsed and packed in a compact mass and which may be easily and quickly set-up or collapsed.

Vhat is claimed is Il. In a coop a flooring including side strips and end strips, eyes carried by said iiooring, end walls resting upon said flooring and engaging the end strips thereof, side walls resting upon said flooring and en- Ygaging the side strips thereof, eyes carried by one set of walls, and hooks carried by the second set of walls and engaging the eyes of said flooring and first mentioned set of walls to releasably connect the walls and flooring.

2. A coop comprising a flooring, strips carried by said flooring and meeting at the corners of the iooring to form pockets, eyes in said pockets, end walls resting upon said flooring outside the end strips thereof, side walls resting upon said flooring outside the side strips thereof, eyes carried by one set of walls, and hooks carried by the second set of walls and engaging the eyes of said flooring and first mentioned set of Walls to releasably hold said coop in a set-up position, said hooks also serving to releasably hold said coop in a collapsed position.

3. A coop comprising a flooring, side walls carried by said flooring, end walls carried by said iooring, means releasably connecting one set of walls with said flooring when in a set-up position, means releasably connecting said set of walls with the remaining set of walls in a set-up position, said coop being adapted to fold with said flooring and second set of walls placed be tween said first mentioned set of walls and the securing means of said first mentioned set of walls being connected to releasably hold said coop in a collapsed position.

1i. A coop comprising a fiooring, end walls, side walls, eyes carried by said end walls, hooks rotatably carried by said side walls for engaging said eyes when said coop is in a set up position, means carried by said side walls for releasably connecting said side walls with said flooring when in a setup position, said coop being adapted to collapse with said end walls resting upon one of said side walls, said ooring resting upon said end walls intermediate the length of said side wall, the second side wall resting upon said flooring to permit said iiooring to constitute a fulcrum for the second side wall, and the hooks of said side walls being interlocked to releasably hold said coop in the collapsed position, the resiliency of said second side wall holding said hooks in interlocked engagement.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY C. HETTESHEIMER.

Witnesses:

WVM. RIECKENBERG, J. PHILIP VITTENBORN.

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